Houston Astros 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Regular Season Game 160
Played on Friday, September 26, 1997 (N) at Astrodome

PIT N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  2
HOU N    0  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  x  -   2  3  0
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Womack 2b                     3   0   2   0       1   0       2   0
  Christiansen p              0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
A. Brown cf                   3   0   1   0       1   0       0   0
Garcia 3b                     4   0   0   0       0   2       1   0
Smith 1b                      3   0   1   0       1   1       9   0
Guillen rf                    3   0   0   0       0   2       4   0
Osik c                        4   0   1   0       0   1       5   0
E. Brown lf                   2   0   1   0       0   1       3   0
Nunez ss,2b                   3   0   0   0       0   0       0   3
Loaiza p                      2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Ward ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Collier ss                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       28   0   6   0       3   7      24   4

FIELDING - 
E: Garcia (3), Osik (2).

BATTING - 
3B: E. Brown (1,off Garcia).
HBP: E. Brown (6,by Garcia); Guillen (7,by Garcia).
GDP: Nunez (1,off Garcia).
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Womack 2 (60,2nd base off Garcia/Knorr,2nd base off Henriquez/Pena).
CS: A. Brown (4,2nd base by Garcia/Knorr).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Carr cf                       4   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Abreu rf                      4   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Howard lf                     4   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Berry 3b                      3   0   1   0       1   0       1   1
  Wagner p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Gonzalez 1b                   2   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
  Pena c                      1   0   0   0       0   0       5   2
Johnson 2b,3b                 2   2   2   1       1   0       5   1
Knorr c,1b                    3   0   0   0       0   2       5   3
Rivera ss                     1   0   0   1       1   1       2   3
Garcia p                      2   0   0   0       0   1       1   3
  Bagwell ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Henriquez p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Biggio 2b                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       27   2   3   2       3   5      27  14

FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Rivera-Johnson-Gonzalez, Berry-Knorr-Pena-Rivera.

BATTING - 
2B: Berry (24,off Loaiza).
HR: Johnson (2,7th inning off Loaiza 0 on 0 out).
SH: Rivera (1,off Loaiza).
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Johnson (1,2nd base off Loaiza/Osik).

PITCHING
Pittsburgh Pirates           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Loaiza L(11-11)               7     3   2   1   3   5   1  28
Christiansen                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        8     3   2   1   3   5   1  31

BK: Loaiza (3).

Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Garcia W(9-8)                 7     6   0   0   1   3   0  25
Henriquez                     1     0   0   0   2   1   0   5
Wagner SV(23)                 1     0   0   0   0   3   0   3
Totals                        9     6   0   0   3   7   0  33

HBP: Garcia 2 (9,E. Brown,Guillen).

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - Mike Winters, 3B - Brian Gorman
Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 37850


Starting Lineups:

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Houston Astros           
1. Womack              2b        Carr                cf
2. A. Brown            cf        Abreu               rf
3. Garcia              3b        Howard              lf
4. Smith               1b        Berry               3b
5. Guillen             rf        Gonzalez            1b
6. Osik                c         Johnson             2b
7. E. Brown            lf        Knorr               c
8. Nunez               ss        Rivera              ss
9. Loaiza              p         Garcia              p

PIRATES 1ST: Womack singled to left; A. Brown singled to center
[Womack out at third (center to third)]; Garcia flied to right;
A. Brown was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Carr grounded out (first unassisted); Abreu grounded
out (first unassisted); Howard flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Smith walked; Guillen was called out on strikes;
Osik singled to center [Smith to second]; E. Brown was hit by a
pitch [Smith to third, Osik to second]; Nunez grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [E. Brown out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Berry doubled to left; Gonzalez lined to left;
Johnson walked; Knorr struck out; Rivera was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Loaiza flied to center; Womack singled to second;
Womack stole second; Womack was picked off second (pitcher to
shortstop); A. Brown grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Garcia struck out; Carr popped to third; Abreu lined
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Garcia struck out; Smith popped to first; Guillen
was hit by a pitch; Osik popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Pirates 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); Berry
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gonzalez grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 0.

PIRATES 5TH: PENA REPLACED GONZALEZ (PLAYING C ); KNORR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); E. Brown tripled to right; Nunez hit
into a double play (third to first to catcher to shortstop) [E.
Brown out at home]; Loaiza grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Johnson singled to right; Knorr struck out while
Johnson stole second [Johnson to third (error by Osik)]; Rivera
out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Johnson scored
(unearned)]; Garcia popped to second; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Womack flied to left; A. Brown grounded out (first
to pitcher); Garcia flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Pirates 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Carr popped to first; Abreu struck out; Howard
reached on an error by Garcia [Howard to first]; Berry walked
[Howard to second]; Pena popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Pirates 0, Astros 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Smith singled to pitcher; Guillen forced Smith
(shortstop to second); Osik forced Guillen (pitcher to second);
E. Brown was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Pirates 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Johnson homered; Knorr flied to right; Rivera
walked; BAGWELL BATTED FOR GARCIA; Loaiza balked [Rivera to
second]; Bagwell flied to right; Carr lined to right; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 2.

PIRATES 8TH: HENRIQUEZ REPLACED BAGWELL (PITCHING); Nunez
grounded out (catcher to first); WARD BATTED FOR LOAIZA; Ward
flied to left; Womack walked; Womack stole second; A. Brown
walked; Garcia was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Pirates 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: COLLIER REPLACED WARD (PLAYING SS); CHRISTIANSEN
REPLACED WOMACK (PITCHING); NUNEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
2B); Abreu lined to left; Howard grounded out (second to first);
Berry grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Pirates 0, Astros 2.

PIRATES 9TH: WAGNER REPLACED BERRY (PITCHING); BIGGIO REPLACED
HENRIQUEZ (PLAYING 2B); JOHNSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B);
Smith struck out; Guillen struck out; Osik struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Pirates          0   6   2    6
 Astros           2   3   0    5


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